For many of you, this feature isn’t new and likely you’ve been using it for months now. However, for the countless who christened a new Chromebook over the holiday season, we wanted to share the steps on how to enable “Night Mode” or as Chrome OS calls it, the “Night Light.” I like it. Has […]
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Chrome OS Night Mode Adds Scheduled Timer
Chrome OS development continues to push forward with new features and updated design elements. The recently added Night Mode has made its way to the Beta channel but over in the Developer build we’ve discovered an addition to the upcoming feature. Night Mode: Schedule In addition to the Color Temperature adjustment, it looks like we will […]
Continue ReadingChromebook “Night Mode” Adds Color Temperature Feature
A recent update to the Developer channel of Chrome OS has added a night mode or “Night Light” as it is labeled on Chrome devices. This feature has been a long-awaited addition for many Chromebook users and now it looks like it’s getting some tweaks. Wednesday of last week, an incremental update to Chrome OS […]
Continue ReadingChromebooks May Be Getting Night Mode Soon
The Canary build of Chrome OS v.60 has turned up a new feature that may be of great interest to many users. “Night Mode” is a feature popular with mobile devices and desktop software that applies a filter to your display that reduces eye-straining blue light that is emitted. The feature is especially useful when […]
Continue ReadingHello Darkness! Night Eye App brings full dark mode and more to the web
If you’re like me and millions of other users, you’re a fan of Dark Mode. Maybe you aren’t so much a fan but you spend a lot of time in front of a screen and you’re looking for a break from the countless websites that present glaring bright backgrounds and elements. Whatever your reason, bringing […]
Continue ReadingHow to toggle your Chromebook’s night light filter or put it on a schedule
Anyone hoping to save their eyesight late at night can, of course, toggle dark mode on their Chromebook, but did you know there’s another way to save your vision without sacrificing the light mode theme if you’re a fan of it? Yep, it’s called ‘Night light’. Goodbye, blue light This feature is a halogen screen […]
Continue ReadingHere are the first 4 new Chromebook Plus (Chromebook X) models we expect to see
Last night, 9to5 Google published a finding that we’ve been expecting to see at some point, outlining a handful of Chromebooks that are slated to make the ‘Chromebook Plus’ cut. The commit Kyle found in the Chromium Repositories has since been taken down, but in one of the files found in the code change, it […]
Continue ReadingFrustrated with Google Chat Spaces’ lack of a dark mode for your Tasks? Here’s a quick fix
Google Chat is a powerful productivity tool for companies, schools, families (yep), and even individuals alike. Built right into it are Spaces – individually sectioned-off chat rooms that can be set up to reflect projects or goals and keep things neat and tidy. What many people may not know, however, is that each of these […]
Continue ReadingThe first Pixel Drop of 2023 has arrived with faster Night Sight, Fall Detection and much more
BOOM! Pixel Drop. The first batch of new Pixel-specific features has finally arrived for 2023. Past Pixel Drops generally focused on new features for the latest Pixel phones but this time around, Google has plonked down a plethora of updates for older devices and even some new tricks for the Pixel Watch. Let’s take a […]
Continue ReadingAndroid 13 keeps switching to light mode for some when Bedtime mode is disabled
Android 13 is pretty slick. In fact, Google has added many features up until now that for the most part make it feel seamless and comfortable to use. We’re to the point where I find it hard to complain about much when it comes to using my Pixel 6 Pro on a daily basis, and […]
Continue ReadingGoogle Messages web app will now respect your eyes at night by syncing with your device’s theme
Google’s Messages web application is pretty rudimentary and compared to its Android app counterpart, it’s more utilitarian in nature, but it gets the job done in a pinch. Once the company added a dark mode for it, I was ecstatic! It could be activated by choosing the setting from the vertical three dots “more” menu. […]
Continue ReadingNvidia Shield ‘night listening’ feature balances audio while watching movies after hours
Have you ever had to play “sound control” late at night while watching an action flick because the characters whisper and explosions are as loud as the commercials in between? Oh yeah? Me too. Unfortunately, on my Chromecast with Google TV, I find myself constantly pressing the up and down volume buttons as I watch […]
Continue ReadingHow to enable Dark Mode on Google Docs for Android and the web
Are you sick and tired of editing late at night and being completely blinded by the light of a white user interface in Google Docs? What’s astonishing to me is that despite the many ways that Google has already baked Dark Mode into many of its apps, several others remain without it in 2022. That’s […]
Continue ReadingOpinion: Google’s “Dark Mode” efforts are taking too long and are full of inconsistencies
Over the past few years, Google has completely stripped its web-based services and apps of most of their color in favor of a minimalistic, white theme. At the time that it occurred across the board, the company had not yet made clear its intentions to add a universal dark mode toggle for the web. As […]
Continue ReadingAmazon Luna gains Chromebook support, Couch mode, inexpensive Family channel
While we don’t really cover Amazon Luna too much on Chrome Unboxed, it’s primarily because most of us here use other services like Stadia, GeForce Now, and Steam Link. I did try out Luna back when it first launched, and I wasn’t too impressed. Perhaps it’s time I give it another chance since it’s now […]
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